"oh god please help me" - Think Atheist2015-03-31T21:04:40Zhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/forum/topics/oh-god-please-help-me?id=1982180%3ATopic%3A1207835&feed=yes&xn_auth=noNot at all. In times like tha…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-11-29:1982180:Comment:12180882012-11-29T08:32:04.426ZCharles Corey Stewarthttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/CharlesCoreyStewart
<p>Not at all. In times like that you have to trust in the doctors doing their job. It's nonsense to even think like that. If others are doing it, it's probably not a good time to tell them that. You can hope but shit happens and death is inevitable, no matter how painful it may be. </p>
<p>Not at all. In times like that you have to trust in the doctors doing their job. It's nonsense to even think like that. If others are doing it, it's probably not a good time to tell them that. You can hope but shit happens and death is inevitable, no matter how painful it may be. </p> No.tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-11-29:1982180:Comment:12181302012-11-29T02:44:43.402ZRon Vhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/RV
<p>No.</p>
<p>No.</p> No. I actually get more comfo…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-11-29:1982180:Comment:12181972012-11-29T01:49:36.798ZLogicallunatichttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/DerekMahon
<p>No. I actually get more comfort now knowing there is no lunatic god than I did when I believed there probably was one. There is no fixer in the sky who can make a loved one better. To beg a god to fix a problem he obviously knew was coming and yet allowed to happen is ridiculous. I don't think people understand what it means to pray to a god, say, of an Abrahamic bent.</p>
<p>Best to take comfort in friends, family and your own independent intelligence. Or if you insist on praying, then do…</p>
<p>No. I actually get more comfort now knowing there is no lunatic god than I did when I believed there probably was one. There is no fixer in the sky who can make a loved one better. To beg a god to fix a problem he obviously knew was coming and yet allowed to happen is ridiculous. I don't think people understand what it means to pray to a god, say, of an Abrahamic bent.</p>
<p>Best to take comfort in friends, family and your own independent intelligence. Or if you insist on praying, then do it to a milk-jug... it will give the same results. </p> This causes me to wonder:
Was…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-11-29:1982180:Comment:12180642012-11-29T01:41:22.665ZJames Coxhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/JamesCox
<p>This causes me to wonder:</p>
<p>Was Tammy's mother such a nice person? That 'God The Omniscient!' thought it was a good idea for Tammy to be abducted by a very bad child abuser, for her own good?</p>
<p>That Tammy, during a very early moment of extream youthful clarity, ran away from home to join the Circus, or some religious cult that has love bombed her into a useful member of society?</p>
<p>Or that prayer being a useful, but blunt instrument, has not been informed by 'God the…</p>
<p>This causes me to wonder:</p>
<p>Was Tammy's mother such a nice person? That 'God The Omniscient!' thought it was a good idea for Tammy to be abducted by a very bad child abuser, for her own good?</p>
<p>That Tammy, during a very early moment of extream youthful clarity, ran away from home to join the Circus, or some religious cult that has love bombed her into a useful member of society?</p>
<p>Or that prayer being a useful, but blunt instrument, has not been informed by 'God the Omniscient!' of the where-a-bouts of now a 36 year old woman. Alive or dead. Sadly not all tools can cut the mustard, like a well trained mind. I expect they need to look for a 36 year old woman, not an 8 year old kid. </p> thats bull. god isnt real. im…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-11-29:1982180:Comment:12181172012-11-29T01:07:45.669ZTiffany Willoughbyhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/TiffanyWilloughby
<p>thats bull. god isnt real. im not wasting my time praying to an imaginary friend</p>
<p>thats bull. god isnt real. im not wasting my time praying to an imaginary friend</p> "Two hands working can do mor…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-11-28:1982180:Comment:12180452012-11-28T22:21:10.772Zarchaeopteryxhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/xn/detail/u_2gskiyna07rt3
<p>"Two hands working can do more than a thousand, clasped in prayer."</p>
<p>"Two hands working can do more than a thousand, clasped in prayer."</p> no, im not using something th…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-11-28:1982180:Comment:12180062012-11-28T15:46:31.613ZTiffany Willoughbyhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/TiffanyWilloughby
<p>no, im not using something thats not there as a crutch. its a complete and total waste of time. instead of praying to some god to heal them, (come on. like thats gonna happen) id rather do something useful and raise money to get them treated. put faith in something that works not something thats wishy washy</p>
<p>no, im not using something thats not there as a crutch. its a complete and total waste of time. instead of praying to some god to heal them, (come on. like thats gonna happen) id rather do something useful and raise money to get them treated. put faith in something that works not something thats wishy washy</p> RE: "God works in mysterious…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-11-14:1982180:Comment:12102602012-11-14T22:04:31.025Zarchaeopteryxhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/xn/detail/u_2gskiyna07rt3
<p>RE: "<em>God works in mysterious ways.</em>"</p>
<p>I'm sure that's what the Republican Party is mulling over right now, along with the Religious Right. Maybe they need to realize that, "<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>No way in hell!</strong></span>" is also an answer.</p>
<p>RE: "<em>God works in mysterious ways.</em>"</p>
<p>I'm sure that's what the Republican Party is mulling over right now, along with the Religious Right. Maybe they need to realize that, "<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>No way in hell!</strong></span>" is also an answer.</p> 8 year old Tammy Belanger…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-11-14:1982180:Comment:12105192012-11-14T21:55:21.097ZDonald S. Chasehttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/DonaldSChase
<p> 8 year old Tammy Belanger was abducted on her way to school in Exeter, New Hampshire 28 years ago. For all these years her mother has had to go to bed every night not knowing the whereabouts of her lovely daughter. One can only try to imagine the pain.</p>
<p>This past spring I had several dozen posters with her picture printed and gave them to the Ministerial Alliance of Whitney, Texas. I asked that they be distributed to all (about 40) of the churches in the area and have the pastors…</p>
<p> 8 year old Tammy Belanger was abducted on her way to school in Exeter, New Hampshire 28 years ago. For all these years her mother has had to go to bed every night not knowing the whereabouts of her lovely daughter. One can only try to imagine the pain.</p>
<p>This past spring I had several dozen posters with her picture printed and gave them to the Ministerial Alliance of Whitney, Texas. I asked that they be distributed to all (about 40) of the churches in the area and have the pastors ask their congregations to ask God to reveal her whereabouts. God is omniscient, God knows everything. Today, on the 28th anniversary of her abduction, she is still missing. A local pastors explanation; God works in mysterious ways. I have come to the conclusion that God only answers prayers for two kinds of people; winners and survivors.</p> The trouble with horse manure…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-11-14:1982180:Comment:12099762012-11-14T06:55:32.433Zarchaeopteryxhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/xn/detail/u_2gskiyna07rt3
<p>The trouble with horse manure as fertilizer, James, is that you need to wait for the salt to leach out, otherwise it will damage your plants.</p>
<p>(See me privately for details)</p>
<p>The trouble with horse manure as fertilizer, James, is that you need to wait for the salt to leach out, otherwise it will damage your plants.</p>
<p>(See me privately for details)</p>